PHOTO: Amy Schumer Is Using a Walker After Surgery But Is on the Mend

Amy Schumer gave fans an update on her health when she posted a photo on Instagram late Friday, August 8.

Amy Schumer Updates Fans on Her Health

In the picture, she is dressed down, wearing casual clothes (a pink long-sleeve shirt and purple sweatpants), and she stands behind a walker. The “Trainwreck” actress used the caption to share more information about what was happening in her photo. “Since my surfing injury back in the day my L5 has been killing me,” she wrote. “Today I got a laminectomy! It’s a short recovery, and when I’m feeling better, I will buy a bra!”

It’s a positive update, but fans still flooded the comment section of the post with messages of support and love. “That sounds hard core! Hope your lamin gets better soon,” a comment reads. “The Catskills has@never looked better! Heal well and fast,” supermodel Helena Christensen reacted.

“Real Housewives” alum Bethenny Frankel also reacted. “OH NO,” she wrote, followed by two red heart emojis.

Other reactions include, “Feel better, you’ll be back stronger than ever,” “Aww man!!!! Wishing you all the healing!!” and “Ahh feel better soon!”

The post, only six hours old, has already been liked in support over 87,000 times.

The Surfing Accident That Has Impacted Amy Schumer’s Health

Schumer’s update on her health is not the first time she has mentioned the surfing accident. In a 2016 interview with Vanity Fair, she got candid about the incident that happened when she was a teenager.

“I have a pretty bad scar on my leg from surfing,” she told Vanity Fair. “Forty-one stitches, three layers. I skegged myself. My whole fin went into my leg, and I had to yank it out. I was by myself.”

She managed to make her way to the shore and recruited the help of a stranger to stop the bleeding. “I was like, ‘I need you to hold my leg.’ I was delegating,” she recalled. “And he held my leg closed with his bare hands — just fat and blood coming out.”

She never did learn of his identity, but she remains grateful to the stranger, crediting him for saving her life that day. “I wish I knew who that guy was, because he saved my life, for sure. He had blue toenail polish and nail polish; he had long stringy hair,” she said. “And I remember him being beautiful. Anyway, he held my leg closed.”

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